Purple Martin Forum

They are 2 days late. Two males and one female showed up this morning. Let the fun begin!

Came home and had an asy waiting for me to unplug my gourds. The season begins again in NW Indians.

I have yet to see an sy in NW Indiana. Have 16 pr of asy's with eggs. I usually get the sy's by the first week of May. The scout report has no sy's shown. Where are they?

I have a t-14, gourd rack and a coates waters edge alm house. This is the first year I finally got 2 pair in the alm house. It seems to be martins last choice in Northern In.

Rich

13 Pair
55 Eggs
4 babies

All doing fine so far.

Hey Indiana Tom, Haven't heard from you lately!

Fly-n low Looks like your doing fine also

Thanks Bill. I lowered the house and found green leaves being brought in. I added some pine straw and the birds seem to be bring in more nesting material..Weird they lay the eggs and then build the nest.

13 nesting pair, 58 eggs. Been cold and raining but finally clearing up. 70's today. Two pair nesting in my coates waters edge. Layed their eggs in the entrance compartment, not in their nest. I doubt they will hatch. Eggs are just laying on the alum. floor. How are the rest of my Indiana people doi...

Congrats Donnie. Been reading your post for many years hoping you would get a pair. No one is more deserving!

Same thing here in Crown Point This is the second day without feeding. I hope they do ok till tomorrow! I put out scrambled eggs, but there not interested.

I haven't seen any sy's yet, but I have around 9 pair. 5 pair in the front t-14 and 4 pair in the gourds in back. No one taking to the coates alm. house in the back. Come on subbies! Frost tonight but 60's tomorrow.

flyin-lowe

Same goes for me. Last year I had 7 pr. I have 5 pr so far. Looks like we might have a good year with subbies yet to come.

warm weather is on the way!

Same thing up north here. Rain and then sun. Martins feeding in-between. Funny thing happened. I shot a starling and 2 minutes later a hawk flew down to the ground and picked him up. 5 minutes later I shot another and sure enough here came the hawk. That was a couple of days ago and I haven't seen t...

My 3 that left came back plus a whole lot more. I think I'm around 5 pair plus i extra female. Could be a good year.

Tom Only one martin still around this morning. Weather has been rotten. Rain,30's at night 40's daytime. I put out scrambled eggs but he didn't touch them. It won't warm up till Thursday. I hope he makes it. There was another pair here but left when the weather changed. Chicago which is only 30 mile...

Tom, you hit it right on the head. You said I would get them this weekend. 2 males so far. 80 here today and 50's tomorrow. I'm sure more will come when the winds turn south again later this week.

Woke up this morning to here an asy calling for me to open my housing. Pulled the plugs and now he is happy.

Well the Trees showed up this morning. It won't be long now. Had my first last year April 14th. The weather in Crown Point is going to stay about 50 the rest of the week. I'm ready.

I haven't seen any tree swollows yet. I'm thinking the same thing, the martins and ts will come together. In the 20's tonight and 34 for a high tomorrow. No change for the next 7 days.

Good luck Tom. Keep them down South for a while!

Somebody needs to chase the martins South. 36 deg today with wind chills at 15. Going to be in the 30's and 20's at night. I went thru this a few years ago and most didn't make it. I usually get them around April 15th but they are too close already. It won't warm up for another 10 days so I hope the...